Re: [H] Win7 what just happened!
Use Windows Clean-up to get rid of it if you have any trouble. Sometimes that is/was a protected location. Rick Glazier From: Winterlight It's just a folder, I don't think it is protected or tied to anything. I just deleted it. I have had trouble, and read those instructions on the WEB somewhere. Something must have been in mine that was being used, or thought to be in use and YMMV... Rick Glazier
Re: [H] Win7 what just happened!
From: Winterlight At 05:17 PM 11/17/2009, you wrote: No. It does it clean but saves all your old docs/settings in windows.old in case you want them. :) that's a relief. I thought 7 formatted before a clean install, but I guess it just deletes, or in this case moves. Thanks! I think it maps out the space where the old stuff was, works around it, and then integrates it into the new filesystem. (That is quicker than moving Gigs of stuff.) Use Windows Clean-up to get rid of it if you have any trouble. Sometimes that is/was a protected location. Rick Glazier
Re: [H] Win7 what just happened!
Use Windows Clean-up to get rid of it if you have any trouble. Sometimes that is/was a protected location. Rick Glazier It's just a folder, I don't think it is protected or tied to anything. I just deleted it.
[H] Win7 what just happened!
I just installed Windows 7 on my laptop which was running Vista Home Premium. I told 7 setup to do a new install and not save my stuff but I see a Windows.old directory with old stuff in it? What is that? Did Win7 do a upgrade instead of a clean install? thanks
Re: [H] Win7 what just happened!
No. It does it clean but saves all your old docs/settings in windows.old in case you want them. :) --Original Message-- From: Winterlight Sender: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com ReplyTo: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] Win7 what just happened! Sent: Nov 17, 2009 6:46 PM I just installed Windows 7 on my laptop which was running Vista Home Premium. I told 7 setup to do a new install and not save my stuff but I see a Windows.old directory with old stuff in it? What is that? Did Win7 do a upgrade instead of a clean install? thanks Sent via BlackBerry
Re: [H] Win7 what just happened!
At 05:17 PM 11/17/2009, you wrote: No. It does it clean but saves all your old docs/settings in windows.old in case you want them. :) that's a relief. I thought 7 formatted before a clean install, but I guess it just deletes, or in this case moves. Thanks! --Original Message-- From: Winterlight Sender: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com ReplyTo: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] Win7 what just happened! Sent: Nov 17, 2009 6:46 PM I just installed Windows 7 on my laptop which was running Vista Home Premium. I told 7 setup to do a new install and not save my stuff but I see a Windows.old directory with old stuff in it? What is that? Did Win7 do a upgrade instead of a clean install? thanks Sent via BlackBerry
